长难句解析

The Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese1 has paid2 tributes3 to Barry Humphries4, calling him one of a kind and gifted comedians5, and have joined6 the tributes7, describing him as subversive, mischievous and savagely funny8.

解：主语1+谓语2+宾语3+宾语4+状语5+谓语6+宾语7+状语8

析：该句由“and”连接的两个并列句构成，“and”之前的句子，主语为“The Australian...Anthony Albanese”，谓语为“has paid”，其后接双宾语，“tributes”作直接宾语，“Barry Humphries”作间接宾语，其后的现在分词短语“ calling him one of a kind and gifted comedians”作状语；“and”之后的句子，“have joined”为谓语，“the tributes”为宾语，现在分词短语“describing him as...funny”作状语。

重点词汇词组

1. foreign national 外国公民，外籍人士

例：All foreign nationals were advised to leave the country following the outbreak of civil war.

内战爆发后所有外国公民都被建议离开该国。

常见搭配：

national costume 民族服装

例：The children were wearing traditional national costume.

孩子们身穿传统的民族服装。

2. alter ego 另一自我

例：Barry Humphries's alter ego Dame Edna took the U.S. by storm.

巴瑞·哈姆弗莱斯在《埃德娜夫人》里展现的另一面让美国观众大为倾倒。

常见搭配：

bruise sb's ego 伤了某人的自尊

例：I don't think it broke Steve's heart when Cherise left him, but it certainly bruised his ego.

我想雪妮丝的离开并没有使史蒂夫为之心碎，但这的确挫伤了他的自尊心。

3. pay tribute to sb. 向某人致敬

例：We should pay tribute to soldiers died in defence of our country.

我们应该向保卫祖国而牺牲了的军人表示敬意。

常见搭配：

be a tribute to sth. 是......的明证

例：It is a tribute to his determination over his 22 years that he has achieved so much.

他所取得的成绩充分证明了22年来他的决心有多么坚定。

4. describe sb./sth. as sth. 把…...称为......

例：The man was described as tall and dark, and aged about 20.

据描述这男人高个子，深色皮肤，年龄在20岁左右。

常见搭配：

describe sth. to sb. 向某人描述某事

例：Let me describe to you how it happened.

让我来给你讲讲事情的经过吧。

5. struggle to do sth. 努力做某事; 挣扎着做某事

例：Many families struggle to make ends meet.

许多家庭只能勉强维持生计。

常见搭配：

struggle on 竭力坚持下去，勉强维持

例：When Bobbie leaves, we'll have to struggle on by ourselves until we find a replacement.

鲍比离开后，我们得努力坚持下去，直到找到接替他的人为止。

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